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Rockharz Open Air 2027

7–10 July 2027 Ballenstedt, Germany · Flugplatz Ballenstedt (Harz, Saxony-Anhalt) 4 days
Camping festival 39 acts so far Sold out Heavy Metal, Power/Folk Metal approx. 25,000

One of Germany's largest metal festivals, focusing on heavy, power, folk and melodic metal on the edge of the Harz.

Listen to the line-up Official website ↗

Updated 18 October 2026

Photo: Stahlmann · CC BY-SA 4.0

Full line-up 2027

39 acts

Amon Amarth / Arch Enemy / Bruce Dickinson

Heavy & Power Metal 8

Bruce Dickinson / Accept / Beast in Black / Grave Digger / Metal Church / Burning Witches / Myrath / All for Metal

Folk & Pagan Metal 8

Amon Amarth / Alestorm / Korpiklaani / Equilibrium / dArtagnan / Elvenking / Skald / Storm Seeker

Gothic, NDH & Symphonic 4

The Sisters of Mercy / Lord of the Lost / Eisbrecher / Coppelius

Thrash, Black & Grind 5

Marduk / Tankard / GWAR / Dust Bolt / Gutalax

Modern Metal & Crossover 6

Arch Enemy / Fear Factory / Jinjer / H-Blockx / Emil Bulls / Setyøursails

Hard Rock & Punk 3

Nestor / Vulvarine / Turbobier

Others 5

Håndgemeng / Igel vs. Shark / Katerfahrt / Mixed Up Everything / Motörizer

Further bands to follow.

3 headliners · 39 acts in total · order as announced · Highlighted = in «My artists». Every name links to the artist page with their festival tour.

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Fit for your compass. Weights in small print.

    Plan the trip

    Typical weather

    22°daytime high
    14°night low

    days with rain: 5.2/10. Pack: rain jacket, boots

    Average 2001–2025 for the festival days · ERA5-Land (Copernicus)

    Getting there

    Visitors can take the train to Quedlinburg and then bus line 241, which stops at Asmusstedt near the festival grounds. Shuttle buses also run between the grounds and Quedlinburg or Ballenstedt, separately from the regular bus service.

    • LEJ77 km
    • HAJ134 km
    • BER171 km

    Station close by: Quedlinburg (8.7 km), Neinstedt (10 km)

    Distance as the crow flies from the festival site · airports: Wikidata, stations: © OpenStreetMap contributors · Source: rockharz-festival.com, rockharz-festival.com, rockharz-festival.com

    Travel & stay

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    On site

    • ✓Camping
    • ✓Accessible

    Stages: 2 stages side by side operating in alternation (Rock Stage, Dark Stage; as of previous editions)

    Tickets

    Festival tickets 2027 sold out according to the official site (early bird approx. 199 €); official ticket exchange only.

    Festival tickets are sold out, use the official ticket exchange for resale; camping add-ons from 28 October 2026. Very family-friendly camping atmosphere.

    Official website

    Map

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    At a glance

    Why
    Two stages standing side by side play alternately, so there is hardly any overlap – with a view of the Teufelsmauer.
    Line-up announcement
    first acts announced: 7 July 2025

    Artists also playing other festivals in 2027

    • Amon Amarthalso at Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Nova Rock …
    • Arch Enemyalso at Rock am Ring, Rock im Park, Nova Rock …
    • Bruce Dickinsonalso at Masters of Rock, Release Athens
    • Jinjeralso at Rock im Park, Rock am Ring, Nova Rock …
    • Beast In Blackalso at Provinssi, Wacken Open Air, Alcatraz Festival …
    • Emil Bullsalso at Masters of Rock, Reload Festival, Summer Breeze Open Air

    Sources: Offizielle Seite · Offizielle Bandseite

    Researched automatically from these sources; facts are checked against the official website wherever possible.

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